US20120217859A1 - Housing with foot pads and couplers - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
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- H05K5/0217—Mechanical details of casings
- H05K5/0234—Feet; Stands; Pedestals, e.g. wheels for moving casing on floor
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
- H05K5/02—Details
- H05K5/0204—Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
- F16M2200/08—Foot or support base
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- the present disclosure relates to a housing with a number of foot pads and a number of couplers.
- Some items such as clocks, television sets, and digital photo frames may be configured for placement in many ways. Such as being hung on a wall by use of a hook, supported on a surface such as on a table or desk, or suspended from a ceiling. Often, items supported on a surface are provided with a number of foot pads to provide traction for the items. If the item is to be suspended from the ceiling, a number of couplers are provided on the housing for coupling with a hook on the ceiling. However, locations of the foot pads and locations of the couplers are generally different. Thus, the foot pads and couplers occupy too much space of the housing, and the foot pads and the couplers interact in assembly.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic, isometric partial view of a housing according to an exemplary embodiment, the view showing one foot pad of a number of foot pads, one coupler of a number of couplers, and a wall of the housing on which the foot pad is exposed.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the housing of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the housing of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 1 , but showing the foot pad being rotated to an interior of the housing.
- FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 2 , but showing the coupler exposed.
- a housing 10 includes a wall 11 , a cover 12 covering the wall 11 , four connectors 13 (only one shown), four couplers 14 (only one shown), and four foot pads 15 (only one shown).
- the housing 10 is a portion of a projector, and houses electronic and mechanical parts of the projector.
- the projector When the projector is to be used on a supporting surface, such as a desk, the projector is oriented with the wall 11 down to contact the support surface.
- the projector is to be suspended from a ceiling, it is oriented with the wall 11 up and engaged with a suspension means attached to the ceiling. In this orientation, the projection is adjusted so that projected images do not appear upside-down on the projection surface.
- the wall 11 includes a bottom surface 11 a and an engagement member 111 .
- a recess or a blind hole 110 is defined in the bottom surface 11 a to provide space for movement of the coupler 14 and the foot pad 15 .
- the engagement member 111 surrounds the recess 110 .
- the engagement member 111 is a discontinuous ring with a first gap 112 and a second gap 113 .
- the first gap 112 is aligned with the second gap 113 .
- Two fixing holes 114 are defined in opposite sidewalls 115 of the first gap 112 , respectively.
- the connector 13 is T-shaped and includes a first body portion 131 and a second body portion 132 substantially perpendicular to the first body portion 131 .
- Two first protrusions 133 extend from opposite sides of the first body portion 131 .
- the two first protrusions 133 rotatably engage in the respective fixing holes 114 so that the connector 13 is mounted in the first gap 112 of the wall 11 .
- a second protrusion 134 extends from the second body portion 132 along the lengthwise direction thereof.
- the coupler 14 includes a circular main body 140 and an engagement portion 142 .
- the main body 140 includes a first surface 140 a, a second surface 140 b opposite to the first surface 140 a, and a circumference surface 140 c connecting the first surface 140 a to the second surface 140 b.
- a first engagement hole 141 is defined in a center portion from the first surface 140 a to the second surface 140 b.
- the first engagement hole 141 conforms to a suspension means (not shown) extending from a wall/ceiling (not shown).
- Five second engagement holes 145 are defined in the second surface 140 b around the first engagement hole 141 .
- the engagement portion 142 extends from the circumference surface 140 c.
- the engagement portion 142 is shaped to match with the second gap 113 .
- a cutout 143 is defined in the circumference surface 140 c and aligned with the engagement portion 142 .
- a blind hole 144 is defined in a bottom 143 a of the cutout 143
- the foot pad 15 is substantially circular.
- the foot pad 15 includes a first plane 15 a, a second plane 15 b, and five posts 151 .
- the first plane 15 a is opposite to the second plane 15 b.
- the second plane 15 b faces the second surface 140 b.
- the five posts 151 extend from the second plane 15 b corresponding to the five second engagement holes 145 .
- the foot pad 15 may be made of nonskid material such as plastic or rubber.
- the first protrusions 133 rotatably engage in the respective fixing holes 114 so that the connector 13 is mounted in the first gap 112 of the wall 11 .
- the posts 151 engage in the respective second engagement holes 145 so that the foot pad 15 is connected to the coupler 14 .
- the second protrusion 134 rotatably engages in the blind hole 144 so that the coupler 14 and the foot pad 15 are connected to the connector 13 .
- the engagement portion 142 engages in the second gap 113 so that the main body 140 and the foot pad 15 are received in the recess 110 and the foot pad 15 is exposed on the wall 11 .
- the housing 10 when the housing 10 is in operation, the housing 10 is put on a table (not shown) to work.
- the foot pad 15 contacts the table and provides traction.
- the main body 140 and the second body portion 132 rotate about a lengthwise axis of the first body portion 131 to release the engagement portion 142 from the second gap 113 .
- the main body 140 is then rotated about a lengthwise axis of the second body portion 132 until the first surface 140 a is exposed on the wall 11 .
- the main body 140 and the second body portion 132 are then rotated about a lengthwise axis of the first body portion 131 to engage the engagement portion 142 in the second gap 113 .
- the main body 140 and the foot pad 15 are secured in the recess 110 and the coupler 15 is exposed on the wall 11 .
- a hanger on the ceiling/wall engages in the first engagement hole 141 so that the housing 10 is hung on the ceiling/wall.
- the foot pad 14 and the coupler 15 occupy the same position on the bottom surface 11 a, thereby saving space.
- the foot pad 14 and the coupler 15 can not interact in assembly.
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- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure relates to a housing with a number of foot pads and a number of couplers.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Some items such as clocks, television sets, and digital photo frames may be configured for placement in many ways. Such as being hung on a wall by use of a hook, supported on a surface such as on a table or desk, or suspended from a ceiling. Often, items supported on a surface are provided with a number of foot pads to provide traction for the items. If the item is to be suspended from the ceiling, a number of couplers are provided on the housing for coupling with a hook on the ceiling. However, locations of the foot pads and locations of the couplers are generally different. Thus, the foot pads and couplers occupy too much space of the housing, and the foot pads and the couplers interact in assembly.
- Therefore, it is desirable to provide a housing with foot pads and couplers, which can overcome or at least alleviate the above-mentioned problems.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic, isometric partial view of a housing according to an exemplary embodiment, the view showing one foot pad of a number of foot pads, one coupler of a number of couplers, and a wall of the housing on which the foot pad is exposed. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the housing ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the housing ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is similar toFIG. 1 , but showing the foot pad being rotated to an interior of the housing. -
FIG. 5 is similar toFIG. 2 , but showing the coupler exposed. - Referring to
FIGS. 1-2 , ahousing 10, according to an exemplary embodiment, includes awall 11, acover 12 covering thewall 11, four connectors 13 (only one shown), four couplers 14 (only one shown), and four foot pads 15 (only one shown). In this embodiment, thehousing 10 is a portion of a projector, and houses electronic and mechanical parts of the projector. When the projector is to be used on a supporting surface, such as a desk, the projector is oriented with thewall 11 down to contact the support surface. When the projector is to be suspended from a ceiling, it is oriented with thewall 11 up and engaged with a suspension means attached to the ceiling. In this orientation, the projection is adjusted so that projected images do not appear upside-down on the projection surface. - The
wall 11 includes abottom surface 11 a and anengagement member 111. A recess or ablind hole 110 is defined in thebottom surface 11 a to provide space for movement of thecoupler 14 and thefoot pad 15. Theengagement member 111 surrounds therecess 110. Theengagement member 111 is a discontinuous ring with afirst gap 112 and asecond gap 113. Thefirst gap 112 is aligned with thesecond gap 113. Twofixing holes 114 are defined inopposite sidewalls 115 of thefirst gap 112, respectively. - Referring to
FIGS. 2-3 , theconnector 13 is T-shaped and includes afirst body portion 131 and asecond body portion 132 substantially perpendicular to thefirst body portion 131. Twofirst protrusions 133 extend from opposite sides of thefirst body portion 131. The twofirst protrusions 133 rotatably engage in therespective fixing holes 114 so that theconnector 13 is mounted in thefirst gap 112 of thewall 11. Asecond protrusion 134 extends from thesecond body portion 132 along the lengthwise direction thereof. - The
coupler 14 includes a circularmain body 140 and anengagement portion 142. Themain body 140 includes afirst surface 140 a, asecond surface 140 b opposite to thefirst surface 140 a, and acircumference surface 140 c connecting thefirst surface 140 a to thesecond surface 140 b. Afirst engagement hole 141 is defined in a center portion from thefirst surface 140 a to thesecond surface 140 b. Thefirst engagement hole 141 conforms to a suspension means (not shown) extending from a wall/ceiling (not shown). Fivesecond engagement holes 145 are defined in thesecond surface 140 b around thefirst engagement hole 141. Theengagement portion 142 extends from thecircumference surface 140 c. Theengagement portion 142 is shaped to match with thesecond gap 113. Acutout 143 is defined in thecircumference surface 140 c and aligned with theengagement portion 142. Ablind hole 144 is defined in abottom 143 a of thecutout 143 corresponding to thesecond protrusion 134. - The
foot pad 15 is substantially circular. Thefoot pad 15 includes afirst plane 15 a, asecond plane 15 b, and fiveposts 151. Thefirst plane 15 a is opposite to thesecond plane 15 b. Thesecond plane 15 b faces thesecond surface 140 b. The fiveposts 151 extend from thesecond plane 15 b corresponding to the fivesecond engagement holes 145. Thefoot pad 15 may be made of nonskid material such as plastic or rubber. - In assembly, the
first protrusions 133 rotatably engage in therespective fixing holes 114 so that theconnector 13 is mounted in thefirst gap 112 of thewall 11. Theposts 151 engage in the respectivesecond engagement holes 145 so that thefoot pad 15 is connected to thecoupler 14. Thesecond protrusion 134 rotatably engages in theblind hole 144 so that thecoupler 14 and thefoot pad 15 are connected to theconnector 13. Theengagement portion 142 engages in thesecond gap 113 so that themain body 140 and thefoot pad 15 are received in therecess 110 and thefoot pad 15 is exposed on thewall 11. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 , 4 and 5, when thehousing 10 is in operation, thehousing 10 is put on a table (not shown) to work. Thefoot pad 15 contacts the table and provides traction. If thehousing 10 is hung from the ceiling/wall to work, themain body 140 and thesecond body portion 132 rotate about a lengthwise axis of thefirst body portion 131 to release theengagement portion 142 from thesecond gap 113. Themain body 140 is then rotated about a lengthwise axis of thesecond body portion 132 until thefirst surface 140 a is exposed on thewall 11. Themain body 140 and thesecond body portion 132 are then rotated about a lengthwise axis of thefirst body portion 131 to engage theengagement portion 142 in thesecond gap 113. Therefore, themain body 140 and thefoot pad 15 are secured in therecess 110 and thecoupler 15 is exposed on thewall 11. A hanger on the ceiling/wall engages in thefirst engagement hole 141 so that thehousing 10 is hung on the ceiling/wall. Thefoot pad 14 and thecoupler 15 occupy the same position on thebottom surface 11 a, thereby saving space. In addition, thefoot pad 14 and thecoupler 15 can not interact in assembly. - It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present embodiments have been set fourth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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